Syed Golam Kibria (died on May 31, 1996) was a

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and

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. He was awarded

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in 2016 by the

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Career and personal life

Kibria was a Language-movement activist in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

, for which he was

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awarded

, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, at 2016. Kibria served as the acting editor of the '' Daily Azad'' and '' Daily Bhorer Kagoj''. Kibria was the father-in-law of Bangladeshi minister and

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politician

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. He was also the grandfather-in-law of

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. Kibria died at

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, he left behind a wife, 4 daughters and 3 sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kibria, Syed Golam 1996 deaths 20th-century Bangladeshi journalists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak 1933 births People from Madaripur District